Tom was nine years old and he went to a school near his house. He went there on foot and came back home usually at 4 o’clock. But last Monday he was very late. His mother asked, “Why are you so late today, Tom?” “Because my teacher asked me to stay behind (留下)” Tom answered. “Why did the teacher make you stay behind?” the mother asked again. “Because no one could answer the teacher’s question except (除了)me,” Tom said. “What was the question?” his mother asked. “The question was ‘Who broke (打破) the window of the classroom?’” Tom said.

1.The school was _____________ Tom’s house.

2.Tom went to school _________________.

3.Last Monday Tom came home __________________.

4.---Why did Tom stay behind after school? ---Because_________________.

5.His mother might (可能) be very ________________when she heard about that.

Tom was nine years old and he went to a school near his house. He went there on foot and came back home usually at 4 o’clock. But last Monday he was very late. His mother asked, “Why are you so late today, Tom?” “Because my teacher asked me to stay behind (留下)” Tom answered. “Why did the teacher make you stay behind?” the mother asked again. “Because no one could answer the teacher’s question except (除了)me,” Tom said. “What was the question?” his mother asked. “The question was ‘Who broke (打破) the window of the classroom?’” Tom said.
【小题1】The school was _____________ Tom’s house.

先阅读短文，掌握其大意。然后从方框中所给的词中选出恰当的10个，并用其适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。

Hello, I’m Dave. My school is   1.  the center (中心) of my town. But I live in the countryside,   2.  Mom thinks it is quiet there. It   3.  me about an hour to go to school by bike. It is   4.  for me to get to school before eight o’clock in winter. Sometimes I am late for school, my teacher is a little angry (生气的)   5.  me. I have to   6.  up before five thirty in the morning. I am always   7.  in the evening. But my friend Lucy lives in the town, and her   8.  is not far from the bus station. She usually goes to school  9.  foot. She can play with friends after   10. .